Prosecutors looking beyond courtroom amid reform, scrutiny

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors are traditionally focused on courtrooms and guilty verdicts, but their roles are changing amid criminal-justice reforms, a changing crime rate and increased public scrutiny.
District attorneys from around the U.S. who gathered in Salt Lake City on Thursday and Friday say they’re being pressed on issues such as Black Lives Matter, mass incarceration and police shootings. They’re also facing more election challenges, often from reform-minded cand